drug addiction

What Is Your Personal Definition of Addiction?

Question by TexasTechGirly: What is your personal definition of addiction?
I am doing a project for my addictions class, almost everyone has gone through an addiction or knows a loved one who has. (This includes drugs, alcohol, shopping, self-harm, eating disorder, anything that has an aspect of addicting characteristics) Your response will be completely anonymous on my project.

Please just write a personal definition of addiction, and if you would like, a little explanation from personal experience to go with it!

Thank you so much!

Should Marijuna Be Legalized??? Why or Why Not?

Question by Jessica R: Should Marijuna be legalized??? Why or why not?
And please don’t say it is a gateway drug…The gateway drug is already legal and that is alcohol. There aren’t any potheads that smoked before they drank and there aren’t any crackheads that smoked crack before they got drunk.

Best answer:

Answer by msi_cord
I see no benefit to making it legal. Unless you can show that there is a benefit to changing the law, it should not be changed.

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Whats It Called When People Make Up Tragic Stories for Attention?

Question by Rickrollin: Whats it called when people make up tragic stories for attention?
Most of the stories are about people dying, drug addiction, car crashes, ect. Is there a psychological term for this?

Best answer:

Answer by disorientedsenses00
they usually tend to be pathological liars. there is a compulsion to lie about even menial details to make their stories more interesting, which often stems from feeling uncomfortable in social situations (which may or may not be due to low self-esteem).

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Addiction Statistics? How Many Teenagers Die From Drugs and Alcohol Each Year?

Question by Bluey: Addiction statistics? How many teenagers die from drugs and alcohol each year?
i need statictics on addiction
anything would help please and thanks!

how mny people dies each year from alcohol and drug addiction?

Best answer:

Answer by Rob
This should be in the homework section =S

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State of MiND: Substance Abuse – Pay close attention. 1 in 2 of us are addicted to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. State of MiND: Substance Abuse explores the prevalence of substance abuse in…

 

Alleged Tip-Jar Thief Chased by Store Owner, Off-Duty Cop

Alleged tip-jar thief chased by store owner, off-duty cop

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Prosecutors asked for bail noting Maio's history of shoplifting, trespassing and other charges on his record. But defense attorney Glen Randal argued that Maio, who has a history of drug use, should be released without bail so he can enter a detox …
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Drug Rehab Center Bayonne Develops New Pain Management Program

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Heroin Use in County Sliding Upward

Heroin use in county sliding upward

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The increase is reflected in the patients being treated at the L.E. Phillips Libertas Treatment Center in Chippewa Falls, its director said. “We're seeing a lot more heroin (usage),” Tom Fuchs said. … Heroin use has increased dramatically in …
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Mental health workers brace for wave of problem gamblers

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